SUPREME COURT,
Monday, December 13th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14mm, 1909.
woman was coffined up. Dr. Vortisch made HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
her
husband, who was blind, put his hand over his wife's body to satisfy himself that no operation had been performed The Chinees woman was properly buried in s cometery, where Chinese were buried by their own people, and the event then practically passed out BEFORE HIS HONOUR MB, W. Ress Davies, of the minds of people in Ho Yaen. They thought
K. C. (ACTING CHEY JUSTICE).
ACTION FOR LIDÉL.
The President in Hongkong of the Basil
no more about it until in due course this venom-
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
London, November 17th.
'CANTON FACTOET DAYS,
The Chins Society opened its winter session at the Coxton Hall on Thursday evening with a lecture by Mr. H. B. Morse on "Cantan Factory Days." There was a good strembly of Mr. Byron Branan, announced a regular fort:
mouths, in addition to a dinner and a converen- sione.
members to whom the over-gonial secretary,"
Chinese reserts. The only regulation now is fellows.
MAP-MAKING..
The international conference at the Foreign
As in most cases, there are many by by-laws made by the London County Council names in the list concerning which aren well- in 1901, under section 214 of the Merchant Informed men are apt to say on reading Shipping Act. Thase by-laws impose conditions them, "Now what has he done to get hoisted to as to cubic foot apses, ventilation, cleansing and that pedestal?" so forth, but while such powers see opărativo over's licensed honse for lodgings the Council has no sathority to compel the taking out of a Office, which began its meetings yesterday, to linence, with the result that the koopers have discuss the desirability of joint action in map fought shy of what is a doubtful privilege in making, is a reminder that only about a quarter surveyed. Outside Europe and the United licence, though there are eighty-six nominally States and some of the colonies there are their eyes. So there is only one house under of the land area of the globe has been cesurately
A. I have said, these numbers are |· seninen,
often exceeded, or at any rate the numbers properly allowed for some houses aro 'mach
Evangelical Missionary Society proceeded and the jurors would not be surprised to hear nightly series of lestures for the next under the by laws, with accommodation for 1,575 practically no maps based on orast trigono. |
against the Hongkong Sheung Po Co., Ltd., of 13, Commanght Hood Central, and Hong Wa, "editor and publisher, to recover the sum of $10,000 damages for an alleged libellous article which was printed in the Sheung, Po.
j.
ous article reached them. After this the people did come out and look along the crook to soo whether they could find the body hidden, that the flow of subscriptions from Chinese sonroes stopped absolately. The members of the Mission ware held in contempt, and the Mission itself was despised and condemned in consequence of, this article. Ho Yuen was some 150 miles distant from Canton by the When the President of the East river. Mission here saw the article he called on the people connected with the paper and told them
erseaded,
.
metrical surveye. If the conference sgress te commence an international map of the world, the seala chosen is likely to be about sixteen miles to the inch. Much of Africa, Chine and Bonth America has been mapped on this Boale already, and anything smaller would be Practically valueless.
The Indian Burroy
Mr. F. 8. A. Bourne, Assistant Judge of Shanghai, was in the chair, and he briefly in
The Council proposed recently that nono bat troduced the lecturer as one who was well fitted by learning, sympathy and insight to licensed persons should be allowed to ran the boarding-houses, but the Board of Trade aug. address them on the subject he had selected.
Mr. Morze described the opening of commet-gested delay in order to investigate the subject, vial relations between Europeans and Orientals with a view to treating it on a broad and tuguese in 1517, then the Spaniards settled at awaited that will make it mfe that only licensed Manila. Keeping close guard · over
keepers will be able to conduct such premises sequence of his historical narrative, he recalled for the future, so that every house where opium of the best German surveys in Europa, THE STRAITS DINNER, how the Datoh attacked Macao in 1622 and smoking has been practised in the past will how the British came also into competition with come under the stringent control of the County
The case, which was hoard before a speals! jury, arises out of a reportent to the defendant newspaper from the interior of China rolating to an operation which was said to have been performed on a woman in one of the Mission | that they must do what they could to minimise at. Masso end. Canton. First came the Por-effective basis. So now the Order in Connoil the generous scale of ere mile to the inch.
the
India, except part of the Rajpatana desert, on has, saa matter of fact, mapped the whole of
with
care and exactitude equal to that
hospitals. The jury empanelled contained its evil effect. The next step taken was to try Mesire. M. B. Northcote (forsman), A. Babing-to come to terms with the newspaper, and for ton, W. A. Dowley, A. Bryar, A. J. David, that purpose a meeting was held before the H. P. White and A. G. Gordon,"
German Consul, at which reprosentatives of The statement of claim set forth that the both parties were present. It was suggested defendents and falsely and maliciously printed that if the dofendants would pay 34,000, pat in the Portuguese in the East in 1635. By the Council. The anggested" re-draft of the by-A large number of those who wors included and published, or caused to be procured and { advertisements for a period of time and end of the seventeenth century foreign trade,in laws has been approved by the Board of in the last Birthday Honour' Hat seemed to printed and published, an article which on being translated was to the effect that the plaintiff grossly maltreated a woman who was with child. In the defence filed the defendants denied that the words of the article in question had the signification nesigned to them in the statement
China hed gravitated to Canton and in 1715 the East India Company decided to enter into the China trade on a definite basis. They had their difficulties, however, for the exactions of the
became so exorbitant that s guild called the
Trade so that the Order in Council is have strayed in to the dinner of the Straits practically a formality only. By-law 30 now Settlements Association, at the Whitehall provides that when the Council is satisfied that Rooms last night, writes our London
the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, or the Acts
It was
merry gathering and the two hundred,
complete apology, no further action would be taken. The defendants refused to apologise and to pay the very moderate sum naked, but I now for the jury to say what the defendant Chinose on the entrazes of ships to their porta ay keeper "has been guilty of a breach of Correspondent. under date November 17th. made an offer which was inadequate. It was ought to offer, and what the plaintiffs ought to
Co-Hong was formed to put prices and trans. amending the same, or that such keeper has guests, numbering nearly of olajia. The words were incapable of supressive for this vanomous story which had been notions on's better footing. No good result. kept, or is keeping, a house where drunkennes, heard some excellent speeches. Sic Frank
Bet on foot without the slightest justification.
His Lordship---I see your are sning in your corporate capacity, Mr Slade P
Mr. Blade-Yes, it is an injury to the Mission
defamatory meaning.
Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. F. B. Deacon (of Messrs. Doscon, Looker and Descon). appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. Otto Kong Sing, represented the defendante,
Mr. Slade, in opening, stated that the Baril Mission, of which the plaintiff was president in Hongkong, was incorporated by an Ordinance. and carried on missionary work among the Hakkas in the Province of Kwangtang and in the neighbouring provinces. The mission had some 17 stations, and among them a station at Ho Yuen, where, last year, they were shout to build a hospital. The hospital at the time the article complained of appeared was in process of being built, and in the station of Ho Yoon the Mission had a missionary and a doctor named, respectively, Sautter and Vortizah. Dr. Vortisch had been there for some time engaged in
at large.
Evidence was then taken. With regard to a question which arose as to apology,
Mr. Slade referred his Lordship to section 4 of the Defaraation and Libel Orliusues, of
1887.
His Lordship-They have got their Common Law right by apology and pleadings.
Mr. Blade-Fould not strike it out of their
pleadings, but it does not operate as a defence.
His Iordabip-It operates in mitigation of
damages
Mr. Sinde-Iquito agree with your Lordship's
view there.
The foreman of the jury saked what the
tho
wettenham presided, supported on his right by Col. Besly, Under Secretary for the Colonies, and an his left by Sir Walter J. Napior, the ex-Attorney General for the Straite Settlements, A whole host of official, flusuoial and com-
gambling, opium smoking, or immoral or fraudulent practices prevail Comoil may suspend or revoke the Licance granted to snoh a keeper." So that if opium smoking is detected by inspectors in the future on the premises of any boarding-house the
amusements of many sailor men "down Lime. Louse way," if these regulations are carried out
Sir FRANK SWETTENHAM is a most popular can imagine the sea-worn mariners who chairman, and his speech enhanced his re- reach the themes from " furrin' parts" making putation, for it has aronam, eloquence, lurid comments on grandmotherly regulationswift transition from the caustic to the and doll riverside localities, compared with the humerous, and wound up with ́sa appeal good old times."
were there to lead a thoroughly representative air to the gathering.
however, followed, and the exactions increased until foreign merchants threatened to go else. where, whereupon in 1757 China replied to the protests by declaring that Canton should be the only port at which foreigners could trade. It was not till 1780 that the Merchant Guild of keeper will loss his licence. Considering the mercial magnates with interests in Malays Canton was firmly established, when owing to the number of disputes that arose, the Co. Hong was again called into being to govern foreign trade. On many ocessions there was friction be aause the Chinese officials refused the demand of Europeans to present petitions in person. The lecturer had had many years' experience with Chinese officials, and he had been struck by their diplomatic ability and specially by their
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for the natives of Malaya that would hayə bean difficult for anyone to improve upon, As belts & Bootsman, his wit was "pawky." and his audience as they listened to his proposal of the tout of "Prosperity to the Colony of the them know how British administrators had tried Straits Settlements sad of the Federated Malay to keep faith with them, and they must share States" frequently came suddenly on jokes,
trying to sure all who came to him for assistance, annual subscriptions to the Mission from Chinese they saw thess Chinese statesmen, never having Institution, and made a happy little speech in his barbed or otherwise, when they least exposted with him the hope that no ples of expediency,
sources were for the years 1907, 1908 and 1909. His Lordship--I will have the witness recalled to answer.
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would over be allowed to shake their implicit
faith in British rule.
Lord Li Ching Fong. the Chinese Minister, foresight. One of their favourite means of is a popular figure at public dinners nowadays. maintaining order and keeping foreigners andor He is a very genial personage and makes himself due subjection was to refuse to have direct at home everywherein a delightfully bland man. communication with them. All communications ner. On Monday he presided at theannual dinner had to go through the Hong merchants. Thus of the Newsvenders Benevolent and Provident heard of Suffragatton (laughter)-forassing capasity of chairman. He paid a tribute to the them. He gathered from the recent address of
Sir WALTER NAFIER, who responded, review- that if they once gave way on the subject of prosperity of the Institution and the benefits it the Governor to his Council that there was receiving petitions from the petitioners' own was able to distribute under oareful manage falling off of the trade and revenue of the wor. Our evidence will be that on the hands they would constantly be having these ment and then he threw bouquets to the Fress. Colony. A new policy had been introduoaded the advance of the Straits Settlements in subscriptions to these hospitals there has been foreign merchants coming to their doorsteps to "I think everyone in this room," he said costing much more to work and yielding less industries and sanitation and then dwelt on the warry them. By 1832 the factory system had "realises the utility of the modern Proses; on this and the object was the suppression of opinn growth of the rubber industry and the tip figures of the general subscriptions.
how the Chinese confined the foreigners to their but have we ever come to think how much side of the question, bat ke would ask Col. try, so that Penang wes" certain to go ahead Sir Henry Berkeley, referring to the pre-factory compounds. They were not to ride in the usefulness of the modern Fress would be Bedly when he este to speak to them later and very quickly." With Sir John Anderson's vious questions, said he relied on the' case of | sedan chairs, bat must walks visit to the flower affected if there were nobody to cironlate itp/ how that revenue was to be made up when the agnolotu administration he had no fears-for the paratively few parts, therefore the jury would Boosey against Wood, reported in section 34 of gardens on the other side of the river was only While the newsvondors are rendering such opins trade was entirely suppressed, for it Colony, which was sare to continue to prosper...
and everything was going on as smoothly as coulà bo. The Mission had been promised large subscriptions for the erection of the hospital, and to meet the wishes of the Chinese they had made special arrangements by enlarging the proposed plans for the building of special wards This happy stato of affairs was put a rade stop
Mr. Blado-The next witness called ga
to by the articlo which was published in the dead loss of $4,000. We have not got started in Canton, and the lecturer gave in-detail | point thère can be no discordant vote among us. He had no intention of discussing the moral industry and the rapid opening up of the coun-
defendant paper. The defence challenged plaintiff's translation of that article, bat be was glad to say it was only in com not have to listen to very much discussion as to the meaning of Chinese words, and he believed the plaintiff would easily satisfy them that his translation was the correct one. The defen e said that this was merely description of an actual surgical operation performed, and published with no mala fides, but simply as an article of news. Ho presumed that the editor of the defendant paper was a Chinese sokolar. The words in the heading of the article werea verbatim quotation from one of the Chinos classics, and the four characters together formed a phrase which was known throughout the length and breadth of China as one of the most infamous charges mais against The one of the early emperors of that nation. five Chinese classics-one might call them the Bible of Confucianism-were known to Chinese better that our Bible. Probably the story from which these words were taken was the story of one of the most execrated emperors who ever sat upon the throne of Chins. The words used in regard to that emperor's ast were the very charactere put at the head of the article complained of, and those words did not refer to a proper medica] operation, but imputed an abominable crime. With regard to the rest of the article, the defendants said that the doctor collected the bowels of the woman, and then hid her body in a stream, obviously to conoes! what he had done. The President of the Mission was naturally. very frightened on account of that article, for he feared thore might be repetition of the Limehow maassore from the character of the
words used against the foreigners to stir up katred, and to incite to massacre and pillage. The missionary and doctor from this station would tell the jury that the story was
He found the sick woman in a precarious state,
the Law Journal. There were two ways of taking advantage of what could be called apology: the statutory defence that you apologised and paid money into Court, or it was possible to plead apology accepted, which was tantamount to accord and satisfaction. There was a valuable consideration in the ex. pense of publication,
His Lordship-It would be more convenient to argue this matterat the close of the plaintifis'
0350.
Mr. Blade-I would point out that accord and satisfaction is not pleaded.
Sir Henry Berkeley—Yes, it is. Mr. Slade-No, it isn't.' Bir Henry Berkeley-We'll deal with it when the time somes.
His Lordship As I understand it, they are going to pleni socord and antisfagtion.
Mr. Slade-If they have not pleaded it, they cannot set it up now."
Sir Henry Berkeley-I have.
Mr. Blade-Well, quote a sentence.
Sir Henry Barkeley-When the time comes. The hearing was adjourned witûl this morning.
LONDON HOTEL INCIDENT.
REMARKABLE STATEMENT BY A GERMAN CLERK.
services to the general public they are always exposing themselves to dangers and hardships. What risks of life they ran every day, while
they are dashing about. on their bicycles, through the slippery London streete teeming with trafle! Their health is in perilled daily by the conditions which they are forced to work, serving the public in ill-ventilated shops or at draughty railway stations in all kinds of weather from early morn to late at night." All of which, of course, was the prelude for an appeal for funds for the institution, and as a matter of fact he set the company a handsome example by handing in donation to the subscriptions, that during the evening came to a total of just under sixteen hundred pounds.
Mr. J. M.ALLINSON proposed the guests, and
inoidentally expressed the opinion that in rubber they had a porinstant ladustry, and for many years to come a source of prosperity.
COL BEELY in an able speech responded. If he did not name the financial resources that are to replace tho lost revenue from opium, he made a very expert plea for the action of the Govern ment and earned much applause from an aadiones largely composed of critics of the policy. Nothing, he assured thom, was to be
WAS to be done hurriedly. Everything of gradual progression, in the interests of the people and the good name of England, for he believed England had a great mission as admin istrator in the East. He pointed to Japanese regulations-savage regulations in Western oyas againstapiam, to the support of Chinesestates men for restrictive roforms, to the adherenos of
permitted on three days a week, and then only
represented half the revenue of the Colony. in small parties conducted by a guide, who was
That was a serious question, for they must have responsible for their good behaviour. In addi.
afficiant revenue to maintain a great Imporial stronghold, coaling and refitting station and tien to these restrictions they were not allowed to go into the city proper, though they could go
one of the greatest commercial ports in the na far sus gateway in the wall. Not only had the
world. He saw they were going to impose an ander education tax, but that would not go far, and the merchants to put up with these social restrictions, but trade was restricted in many ways. The
proposed tax on the rabber industry might b prices for tea and silk were fixed by the Chinese,
similarly doubted. Was the Tanjong Pagar se were also the imports, and the East India
dook, for which the Government paid such Company dalared they lost a million and a half
paltry price-laughter) to be the goose sterling in a comparatively for years through
whose golden eggs were to fill the Treasury these impositions. It was really a case of the
Again he doubted it, for much money must be Chinese firing their own terms and the foreigner
spent there to provide Singapore with an up-to having to accept them. For instance, in 1815
date port unless ber trade was to go to rivala secure it. who wore only too anxions to on ship of about five hundred tone burden
The opium question, he pursued, applied had to pay 3,278 taels, and another ship of a
equally to the Federated Malay States. He wa similar sort was maleted in charges of 3,315 taels. Even in 1831 sahip of 420 tons paid 2.600
very glad of it-laughter)-because "I am glad tasis in dues, and in 1840 a nine hundred ton
the Battlement along the Amur of thousands of we have done with the Chinaman and his de vessel paid the enormous charge of 6,000 tsels. What were the exactions on trade ashore Chinese, sad to add to their grievances, accord-plorable habits, because now we have time to cvald hardly be estimated, for the records hading to St. Petersburg newpapers, there is tarn to the Eaquimex and the Patagonian, and tended that it was a mistake for the Colony to been burned, but it was clear from general the attitude of Dr. Baumüller, the German / when we have weaned them from undue in- rely so much on one source of revenue, and as were available that the Vice-Consul, who refused to meet the Russian dalgence in the joys of betel nuts, bíubber, the suppression was to be carried out gradually it observations that Chinese monopolista had their own way and the / Minister from Poking when he arrived at Harbin, or sugar-cans we can be at leisure to ture, would allow time to broaden the basis of their and laughter.) The day will surely some the falling off of revenus, it was due also to m Europeans worked under a veritable load of though all other Coreals wont to meet him. to our own plostart little vices. (Applause financial resources for public purposes. As to will be по more public slackening of trade in every country in the world. restrictions. The European traders know they delighted at this fronting of the Russians, and when thers. were being robbed often in an arbitrary and
though no other Consul has such a privilege, houses and no more ressources, and in the Relatively the Colony had shown less shrinkage unauthorised manner, but they could get no redress. Yot in spite of it all they prospered two Chinese soldiers now mount guard every merry England of those better days to come the than much inconspicuous places as the United will gather on some bit of waste ground and and the cause was the same everywhere day at the door of the German Vico-Consulate. members of this Association and their guests States, Great Britain, Germany or France.
OPIUM DENG IN LIMEHOUSE.
CHINESE-ALONG THE AMUK.
The Russians are growing more anxious about
The Chinese, according to the Russians, were.
THE MIRTHDAY HONOURS' LIST.
"the best minds of the East and all parties at home"-Conservatives, Labour men, even the Irish party. An to the ples of revenus, he con
a specie basis for the business transactions was gradually introduced and a flow of silver went
The chief thine about the Birthday Honours' fact on pure water and a little vegetable nutri- So with the development of their now A German olerk named Albert Soheruikaw, outwards in growing volume. In the year List was ite lock of surprises. Next to that ment. There will be no smoking and very territories, the opening up of railways, the aged thirty-six, was charged at Bow-street Police 1834 the monopoly of the East India Company general comment, there was the obvious bangling likely no speeches. I can regard that silaring growth of Malayan industries-the prosperity Court with attempting to commit suicide. It
came to an end, and with its abolition came the somewhere, whereby the two pears were not prospect without envy, because I won't be there. of these Eastern dominions would recover was a leged that, on October 25, the prisoner tast of the "factory days in Canton." A hearty announced till next day. Perhaps the elevation Anyway, this room and this company are good itself and the future be bright with good.
Iremlts. Already the situation was better in the engaged a bedroom at the Charing Cross Hotel, and shortly afterwards was found lying on his vote of thanks to the lecturer concluded the of Sir John Fisher to the Upper House has enough for me." (Laughter and cheers.)
Proceeding to comment on the addition of the East than elsewhere. The slackering of trede bed in an unconscious condition A six-cham- | meeting.
created more real interest than any other of the founded to an extent en fact, but the real bered revolver loaded in four chambers, an empis
appointments, for his office and his attitude three now territories to the Empire, he con- was less felt there than in the more highly He was facis were absolutely innocent, and it was the ¦ varonal tabloid bottle, and a glass of milk were
The London County Conuell is about to try have been severely criticised, for some years gratulated all those who had anything to do organised communities of the West, defendants who had dressed out the fects and found on a table, by, the side of the bed. He
of his afficial life that he loft Malays in a share in his life, but he was assured by those added malicious falsehood. They had, in fact, add. was taken on an ambulance to Charing Cross to stamp out the opium dens in Limehouse, now, and round his personality have shot the with bringing that about. It was the regret not an authority on finance and had never dealt.
Hospital and remained in an unconscious con- ed to the whole story for the purpes of bringing to two days. When he recovered ha mads Tour the Board of Trade which will give them whether the British Navy is or is not going before the Eastern States
They are now awaiting an Order in Council lambent fires of bitter controversies na to
came into
the who did that the drop in tin was compensated
down the hatred of the people upon this Mission, the following statement to a detective:---
Sir John still says it is fold. After touching on the development for by the rise in rubber, (Laughter.) "In such powers as will enable them to exercise to the bow-wows, On December 13th Dr. Vertisch was asked to go
I have only one friend in London, and 1 to see a woman with child in the native city. felt so miserable because I could not had tremendously greater control over the lodging-not, and probably the House of Lords will of the rubber industry, the imringes o, the conclusion, he made a telling picture of British her that I took all that was in that bottle. houses adjacent to the docks, where the opium give him opportunities of saying it again tin industry, the importance of the Joliere Imperial destinies, and the responsibilities the much-maligned railway, and the flow of capital into Malaya, Bir towards native races, and sat down amid long I wanted to and it all. I was in China up to "joints" are conducted. In company with an with emphasis. Even Bad had her taken to the hospital. After three years ago. I had to leave through fever inpector I have had su opportunity of seeing | Gilded Chamber should servo-as-a- vantage Frank spoke with much feeling of the character- continned cheering. administering an anesthetic and making an Two years ago I come to London, and met à
Chairman, and Eir Frank in reply touched on one or two things mentioned by C51. Beely. He com. examination he found that the child was lady at a bearding-house. She promised to help one or two of the lodging houses kept for point for him to reply to the attacks of hisisties of the native races of Malaya, Thoy Mt. H. SHELFORD proposed the health of the dead, and on enderronging to remove it fad me if I ever needed it. I have lived on my seamen, and I have no doubt the Public Health critica vanaal matters. As to the two or were a poople worth all the care that could he was unable to do so without an operation. means from the time I left Chine, and, being at Committee of the London County Connoil is three honours for men with Far Eastern bo bestowed upon them. Yet they were plained that he had ant explained there the
the end of my resources, I left Antwerp
side of the opinn question he (the speaker) But no operation was performed there was fortnight-ago-to-come to London, with a rios right in stating that great overcrowding occurs records, Hongkong's Colonial Secretary and the voiceless and naturally reserved. The relation money was to come from but as to the moral no cutting of any kind, sort or description to getting £100 from the Indy to take me to but that it in difficult to catch the offending Straits ex Attorney General are admitted to of the British (lovo-sment with them was on a not want him to go away with a wrong impres While the doctor was trying to deliver the Australia. When I arrived I felt ashamed to keepers red-handed, for they always delay the have no more than their service warranted, Treaty footing. He knew thom, and that they sion. He was in full agreement with him that child the woman's husband, the doctor's wife and communicate with her. Reading in the papers admission of the inspectors fill the Iadgers while Sir Frank Swettenham has not only done placed a high value on their independence. abuse was bad, only, he added whimsically, he
of a case of veronal poisoning, I purobased several Chinese assistants were present. Shortly bottle of veronal tabloids, and thou, after one have been hurried on to the roof, passed through good work as a Governor in Malays, but has When Gol. Seely came to tell them how the believed only two per cent, of the Chinese ware what was the proportion of people in the British after the doctor left the ward he was summoned, troying all my papers, I went to Charing Cross to adjacent premises or ushered out at the back acted with utility on one or two Colonial com- opium revenues wole to be made up ho did not addiated to opium, and he would like to know missions. Mr. Robert Laidlaw, of course, bad think he would say the Malay States would have Isles who were addicted to spirits or other form while the inspector is waiting at the front en trance. I am also in agreement when they say his Opium Commission service to support his to supply the deficit, bat he felt certain the of liquor. Again he concluded with a plea for was asked to make preparations to bury his
that most of the smokers of opinia in these bruses claims, but apart from that--which may or may Malay rulers and their peoples would rather the Malayan people, "who asked us to go there
Tho gathering then turned to wife. But he would do nothing, so the hospital tried to borrow, morey from her; but she did are young men, and there any "no emaciated not be a good reason for the title his claims to even that happened than logs their independons sad help them, and I don't think they regrot it," victims to be found when visits are made distinction in thous islands are not such as to now secured to them by British pledges. reception room for obat and refreshment, con- The situation is ourious in regard to these make him-stand out prominently among his Anyone who know the natives and cared for cluding therewith a very pleasant evening.
back, and found the woman dying, As soon as she was doad the husband was informed, and
at its own expense had the body, pisood in a coffin for the purpose of burial: Before the
Hotel and took the whole of the tabloids.
Detective-anrgeant Collins said that a com.
munication had been seat to the lady referred to by the prisoner. and she stated that he had
not wish to have anything to do with him,
A remand was ordered.
the
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